Nottingham Forest missed the chance to go second in the Championship after Leeds United did a professional job on Mark Warburton's side.

The Reds hadn't lost at home in their two previous league outings, but goals from Kemar Roofe and Ezgjan Alioski ensured Thomas Christiansen's Whites were deserved 2-0 winners at the City Ground.

Liam Bridcutt, the only change from the starting XI that were 2-1 winners over Middlesbrough a week ago made his Reds debut against his former club, and here's how he, along with his new teammates rated.

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Armand Traore: Probably had as many touches as anyone in a Forest shirt. Got up and down on plenty of occasions, wasted a couple of crosses, lacked cover at times. 6/10

Ben Osborn: Not Osborn’s best afternoon, though as you’d expect, plenty of effort and determination. Started to look a little jaded after the exertions of Wednesday and was taken off early in the second half. 6/10

Liam Bridcutt: Certainly wasn’t afraid to put his foot in against his former side and it was a steady debut on his first Reds outing. Will get better with more games and training with his new club. 6/10

Andreas Bouchalakis: Probably not his day in truth, and tried to get into a game which Forest struggled to find any momentum. Came off for Ben Brereton five minutes into the second half. 5/10

Kieran Dowell: Persevered, always wanted the ball and tried to get some momentum moving through his midfield, but just couldn’t on a day Forest were stifled. 6/10

Barrie McKay: An evening where nothing came off, was often up against two or three men and found his usual alleyways blocked. A rare off day. 6/10

Daryl Murphy: Nothing really came off for the big striker. It wasn’t for lack of effort, but one you’d put in the ‘one of those days’ category. Found himself outnumbered all too often. 6/10

Forest players react to going 1-0 down (Image: Dan Westwell)

Subs:

Ben Brereton (for Traore 50) – Briefly breathed some life into the second half, though Forest couldn’t get him on the ball enough and his influence faded. 6/10

Zach Clough (for Osborn 62) – Not dissimilar to Brereton, tried in vain to get something going for his side, not the impact he’d have hoped for. 6/10